"television portrayals of the East End was ""Dixon of Dock Green"" (1955–1976). In this programme, Sergeant George Dixon pounded the fictional beat of Dock Green, with a script by Ted Willis. The series arose from the film, ""The Blue Lamp"" (1950) that was based on the real life murder of a policeman based at Leman Street, Aldgate. The television series enjoyed considerable success. The script was based on research at Paddington Green Police Station and filmed at the BBC's Lime Grove Studios, in West London. The characterisation by the lead, Jack Warner, was held in such high regard that officers"
"top TV and sports presenters. de Polnay also works extensively for RADA in Business providing communication and presentation skills training for a wide variety of business organisations. He has been appointed Director of the RADA Shakespeare Certificate Scheme. Gregory de Polnay Gregory de Polnay is a London-born actor who is noted for his work on British television. Probably best remembered for his role as Det. Sgt. Mike Brewer in ""Dixon of Dock Green"", de Polnay was also a regular in the Australian situation comedy series, ""The Group"" (1971). De Polnay's credits include: """", ""Doctor Who"" (the serial ""The Robots of"
"role of the Albany porter. Film Television Victor Brooks (actor) Victor Brooks (11 November 1918 – 19 January 2000) was a prolific English film and television actor. He specialised in character roles, police inspectors in particular, in British thrillers such as ""Cover Girl Killer"" (1959), ""Witchcraft"" (1964), and ""Devils of Darkness"" (1965). His best known films are probably ""Goldfinger"" (1964), ""The Brides of Dracula"" (1960) and ""Billy Budd"" (1962). On television, he was noted for playing a pipe-smoking authority figure in crime series like ""Dixon of Dock Green"", ""Gideon's Way"", ""Detective"", ""Z Cars"" and ""Crown Court"". He also appeared in"
"Victor Brooks (actor) Victor Brooks (11 November 1918 – 19 January 2000) was a prolific English film and television actor. He specialised in character roles, police inspectors in particular, in British thrillers such as ""Cover Girl Killer"" (1959), ""Witchcraft"" (1964), and ""Devils of Darkness"" (1965). His best known films are probably ""Goldfinger"" (1964), ""The Brides of Dracula"" (1960) and ""Billy Budd"" (1962). On television, he was noted for playing a pipe-smoking authority figure in crime series like ""Dixon of Dock Green"", ""Gideon's Way"", ""Detective"", ""Z Cars"" and ""Crown Court"". He also appeared in the television series ""Raffles"", in the recurring"
"Dean Harris Dean Harris (born 30 December 1946) began his acting career in 1966; the early years spent working 'in the round', in weekly and fortnightly repertory theatres, Canadian stock, touring the United Kingdom, Canada and Zimbabwe. His two West End appearances are Judas in ""Godspell"" opposite Robert Lindsay at Wyndham's Theatre (1974) and Dadda Kemp in ""Entertaining Mr Sloane"" opposite Alison Steadman at The Arts (2001). Harris has appeared in 50 television comedies and dramas and has played opposite Peter Cushing in ""Sherlock Holmes"", Jack Warner in ""Dixon of Dock Green"", Dennis Waterman in ""The Sweeney"", Judi Dench in"
"Kenneth Watson Kenneth Watson (born 16 November 1931 in London, died of pancreatic cancer 21 July 1998) was a British television actor. He is best known for playing Brian Blair in ""Take the High Road"" in the 1980s, Ralph Lancaster in ""Coronation Street"" from 14 May 1975 to 13 February 1980 and DI Scott in ""Dixon of Dock Green"" from 1972-3, together with numerous minor roles in various sitcoms. He appeared in the ""Doctor Who"" serial ""The Wheel in Space"" as Bill Duggan, and was also booked to play a farmer in a later serial ""The Time Monster"" but was"
"replaced by George Lee. In film, possibly his most memorable role was also Doctor Who related, with a supporting role in the Peter Cushing vehicle ""Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D."". He had a wife, Joan, and two children, Kate and Jamie. Kenneth Watson Kenneth Watson (born 16 November 1931 in London, died of pancreatic cancer 21 July 1998) was a British television actor. He is best known for playing Brian Blair in ""Take the High Road"" in the 1980s, Ralph Lancaster in ""Coronation Street"" from 14 May 1975 to 13 February 1980 and DI Scott in ""Dixon of Dock Green"""
"Riviera Bank Robbery"" (1979), ""The Long Good Friday"" (1980), ""Breaking Glass"" (1980), ""Who Dares Wins"" (1982) and ""Lamb"" (1985). Nigel Humphreys Nigel Humphreys (born 1951 in Bognor Regis, Sussex) is a British actor who is best known for his television work. His most prominent roles include Dickie Fleming in ""Coronation Street"" and PC Pete Dodds in """". Other television credits include: ""Dixon of Dock Green"", ""Z-Cars"", ""The Expert"", ""Warship"", ""The Sweeney"", ""Blake's 7"", ""The Professionals"", ""Minder"", ""The Gentle Touch"", ""Doctor Who"" (in the serial ""Warriors of the Deep""), ""All in Good Faith"", ""Pulaski"", ""No Job for a Lady"", ""The Bill"""
"14 May 2018, aged 90. Peter Byrne (actor) Peter James Byrne (29 January 1928 – 14 May 2018) was an English actor and director. He was born in West Ham, Essex; his father was a musician. He was educated at grammar school and trained as an actor at the Italia Conti Stage School. He made his name by playing George Dixon's son-in-law Andy Crawford in the long-running BBC Television serial ""Dixon of Dock Green"" for twenty years from 1955. He was Director of Productions for the Bournemouth Theatre Company (1965–66). Stage appearances has included ""Boeing Boeing"", ""There's a Girl in"
"Gregory de Polnay Gregory de Polnay is a London-born actor who is noted for his work on British television. Probably best remembered for his role as Det. Sgt. Mike Brewer in ""Dixon of Dock Green"", de Polnay was also a regular in the Australian situation comedy series, ""The Group"" (1971). De Polnay's credits include: """", ""Doctor Who"" (the serial ""The Robots of Death""), ""Poldark"", ""Enemy at the Door"", ""Tenko"", ""The Fourth Arm"", ""One by One"", ""Howards' Way"" and ""Boon"". De Polnay has been an actor, director and voice teacher for nearly forty years, working in all aspects of the theatre"
"Colin Spaull Colin J. Spaull (born 19 May 1944) is a British actor, noted for his television work. Trained at what was then the Italia Conti School, now the Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, his credits include: ""Z-Cars"" (in which he played three characters between 1964 and 1969), ""Dixon of Dock Green"", ""Doctor Who"" (in the stories ""Revelation of the Daleks"", ""Rise of the Cybermen"" and ""The Age of Steel""), ""Boon"", ""Goodnight Sweetheart"", ""Inspector Morse"", ""The Bill"" (in which he has played seven characters between 1985 and 2003), ""Casualty"" and ""Holby City"". Recently, he appeared in one episode of ""The"
"ITV Southern Television and the BBC, introducing episodes of ""Doctor Who"" for the latter in the 1970s and 1980s. He has also worked in radio, including the BBC World Service. Martin King (actor) Martin King is a British actor, voice actor and former continuity announcer. His television credits include ""Dixon of Dock Green"" (1961), ""Crossroads"" (1964), ""Detective"" (1968) and ""The Troubleshooters"" (1969). He also appeared in the ""Doctor Who"" serial ""The Power of the Daleks"" in 1966. King is associated with the productions of Gerry Anderson, having provided voices for the Supermarionation series ""Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons"" (1967–68) and"
"Peter Byrne (actor) Peter James Byrne (29 January 1928 – 14 May 2018) was an English actor and director. He was born in West Ham, Essex; his father was a musician. He was educated at grammar school and trained as an actor at the Italia Conti Stage School. He made his name by playing George Dixon's son-in-law Andy Crawford in the long-running BBC Television serial ""Dixon of Dock Green"" for twenty years from 1955. He was Director of Productions for the Bournemouth Theatre Company (1965–66). Stage appearances has included ""Boeing Boeing"", ""There's a Girl in My Soup"", ""Double Edge"", ""The"
"arrangement with the J. Arthur Rank Organisation, with whom he was contracted. At the time, he was best known as the star of ""Here Come the Huggetts"" (1948) and its sequels. Shortly after finishing ""The Quatermass Xperiment"", he made his first appearance on television in the role he is most associated with: the title character in ""Dixon of Dock Green"" (1955–76). Warner plays Lomax in a lighthearted fashion and there is a running joke in the film involving Lomax's futile attempts to find the time to have a shave with his electric razor. Richard Wordsworth was cast by Val Guest"
"actors were carried over into the TV series ""Dixon of Dock Green"", including the resurrected Dixon, still played by Warner. The series ran on BBC One for twenty-one years from 1955 to 1976, with Warner being over eighty by the time of its conclusion. In 1988, Arthur Ellis's satirical BBC Two play ""The Black and Blue Lamp"" had the film characters of Riley (Sean Chapman) PC ""Taffy"" Hughes (Karl Johnson) transported forwards in time into an episode of ""The Filth"", a gritty contemporary police television series, replacing their modern-day counterparts. """" by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill has one panel"
"Colin McCormack John Colin McCormack (2 December 1941 – 19 June 2004) was a Welsh actor who enjoyed success in classical stage performances and television shows including BBC TV's Dixon of Dock Green, a show he returned to twenty years later when he played a police constable. McCormack also appeared in several feature films during his career. McCormack was probably best known for his recurring role as Alan in the 1984 science fiction series ""Chocky"" and for playing Kevin Masters in ""EastEnders"". McCormack's electric presence and square jaw coupled with his imposing athletic build usually saw him typecast as a"
"originally produced by who was effectively co-creator of the series having had the idea from meeting a GP in the Notting Hill area of London whilst working on another television series. This doctor also worked as a police surgeon and Bond was interested in writing a series of ""low key"" dramas which would be distinct from the BBC's ""police drama"" output at that time in the shape of series like ""Dixon of Dock Green"", and would deal with ""social misfits"". Sydney Newman had reservations about this concept but supported the creation of the series and Bond cast Ian Hendry in"
"Nigel Humphreys Nigel Humphreys (born 1951 in Bognor Regis, Sussex) is a British actor who is best known for his television work. His most prominent roles include Dickie Fleming in ""Coronation Street"" and PC Pete Dodds in """". Other television credits include: ""Dixon of Dock Green"", ""Z-Cars"", ""The Expert"", ""Warship"", ""The Sweeney"", ""Blake's 7"", ""The Professionals"", ""Minder"", ""The Gentle Touch"", ""Doctor Who"" (in the serial ""Warriors of the Deep""), ""All in Good Faith"", ""Pulaski"", ""No Job for a Lady"", ""The Bill"" and ""Birds of a Feather"". His film credits include ""Danny Jones"" (1972), ""Joseph Andrews"" (1977), ""Scum"" (1979), ""The Great"
"Martin King (actor) Martin King is a British actor, voice actor and former continuity announcer. His television credits include ""Dixon of Dock Green"" (1961), ""Crossroads"" (1964), ""Detective"" (1968) and ""The Troubleshooters"" (1969). He also appeared in the ""Doctor Who"" serial ""The Power of the Daleks"" in 1966. King is associated with the productions of Gerry Anderson, having provided voices for the Supermarionation series ""Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons"" (1967–68) and ""Joe 90"" (1968–69). He also had an uncredited role in the film ""Doppelgänger"" (1969). Other cinema appearances include ""Poor Cow"" (1967). King also served as a continuity announcer for both"
"historic churches and medieval architecture. In late 2003 McCormack was playing Lord Capulet in a tour of Hong Kong with the Royal Shakespeare Company's ""Romeo and Juliet"" when he first started to feel unwell. On his return to England he consulted doctors and learned that he had cancer. He died in hospital in June 2004. Colin McCormack John Colin McCormack (2 December 1941 – 19 June 2004) was a Welsh actor who enjoyed success in classical stage performances and television shows including BBC TV's Dixon of Dock Green, a show he returned to twenty years later when he played a"
"Dorothy (née Mills). Obituary with the correct date of birth Dennis Chinnery Dennis Chinnery (14 May 1927 – 29 February 2012) was a British actor, noted for his performances in television. His credits include: ""Hancock's Half Hour"", ""Dixon of Dock Green"", ""Z-Cars"", ""Softly, Softly"", ""The Saint"", ""The Avengers"", ""The Prisoner"", ""The Champions"", ""Public Eye"", ""Special Branch"", ""Oh Brother!"", ""The Laughter of a Fool"" and ""Survivors"". He also appeared in three ""Doctor Who"" serials - ""The Chase"", ""Genesis of the Daleks"" and ""The Twin Dilemma"". The character Dr Chinnery in ""The League of Gentlemen"" was named after him. He was born"
"Clifton Jones Clifton Jones (born 26 July 1937, St. Andrew, Jamaica) is an actor known for his roles in British television. Clifton Jones's first regular role was in ""Emergency-Ward 10"". He actually had an uncredited part in 1959. In 1961, he became a regular in the series as Dr. Jeremiah Sanders. He appeared in the series for nearly one year. His most prominent role is probably that of David Kano in the first season of the 1970s science fiction TV series """". Jones' other TV credits include ""Dixon of Dock Green"", ""Z-Cars"", ""Public Eye"", ""Danger Man"", ""Man in a Suitcase"","
"and crime stories […] The average policeman might go through a life-time of service without being involved in one murder case. His life is one of routine […] Would [viewers] take simple, human stories about a simple ordinary copper and the people he meets?"" Change for the central character was slow, and it took until the opening episode of series 11 before George Dixon earned his stripes and was promoted to sergeant in ""Facing the Music"" (S11, E01, 19 September 1964). The BBC scheduled ""Dixon of Dock Green"" in the family time slot of 6:30pm on Saturday night. At the"
"Geoffrey Kirkness Geoffrey Kirkness is a British stage, screen and television actor. He trained for three years as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama, London. Kirkness has appeared in the London West End, where he played the leading role Dick Dewy, in ""Under the Greenwood Tree"" 1978-79, directed by Patrick Garland at the Vaudeville Theatre. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company subsequently, for 'The Irish Play', appearing as Dwyer. Kirkness was the TV presenter in ""Ali G Indahouse"", with Sacha Baron Cohen, 2002. He played Vice Admiral Phillips in the drama series ""Dunkirk"", for the BBC,"
"Montgomery, and tells of the attempts by occupants of a ranch first to kill a troublesome wild mustang horse, and then to capture and tame it. He had been approached by film producers Robert Franklyn and Sam Abarbanel to make the Western in the early 1950s, and shooting took place in California and Oklahoma, with the final edit ready by 1955. Unfortunately, the picture quality was poor, reputedly because it had been shot with 16mm film and then enlarged to 35mm. He returned to ""Dixon of Dock Green"" once more in 1959, though playing an entirely different character, Chapman, in"
"Raymond Adamson Raymond John Adamson (July 7, 1920 – March 20, 2002) was a British television actor. Born in Beckenham, then in Kent, he made his TV debut in 1956, playing a constable in ""David Copperfield"". He became typecast playing policemen or lawmen, also playing policeman in series such as ""Oliver Twist"" (1962), ""Out of This World"" (1962), ""Dixon of Dock Green"" (1964), ""The Baron"" (1966), and ""New Scotland Yard"" (1972) and he also played a senator in ""Bergerac"" in the early 1980s. Other appearances include ""The Saint"" (1966), ""The Avengers"" (in the episodes ""The Decapod"" (1962), ""The Grandeur That"
"Robson Green Robson Golightly Green (born 18 December 1964) is an English actor, angler, singer, songwriter, and presenter. Green portrayed Fusilier Dave Tucker in ""Soldier Soldier"" (1991–95) and Dr. Tony Hill in ""Wire in the Blood"" (2002–08). He also presented ""Extreme Fishing"", ""Extreme Fishing Challenge"", and ""Tales from Northumberland"", as well as playing hospital porter Jimmy Powell in ""BBC"" drama series ""Casualty"". He currently plays Detective Inspector Geordie Keating on ITV's ""Grantchester"". He was one half of the singing duo Robson & Jerome, who had several No. 1 singles in the 1990s. Robson Golightly Green was born on 18 December"
"The stars of the film were George Baker, Stanley Baker, Harry Andrews and Michael Medwin, with Stephen Boyd and Ronald Lewis, and Robert Shaw also had a small part. He appeared regularly on television in small roles. His first credited role on the BBC was 'Boudousse' in the Jean Anouilh play ""The Lark"" in 1956. Other parts included three roles in ""Dixon of Dock Green"" in 1957, 1958 and 1959, prisoner-of-war series ""Escape"" (1957), crime/thriller drama ""Mister Charlesworth"", and a court orderly in ""The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial"" (1958). Caine continued to appear on television, in serials ""The Golden Girl"" and"
"while understudying, and often substituting for, the company's principal comedian. Beginning in 1931, he was regularly given the roles of Major-General Stanley in ""The Pirates of Penzance"" and Robin Oakapple in ""Ruddigore"". In 1934, Green became the principal comedian, playing all the famous Gilbert and Sullivan patter roles, including Sir Joseph in ""H.M.S. Pinafore"", the Major-General in ""Pirates"", Bunthorne in ""Patience"", the Lord Chancellor in ""Iolanthe"", Ko-Ko in ""The Mikado"", Jack Point in ""The Yeomen of the Guard"" and the Duke of Plaza Toro in ""The Gondoliers"", among others. At the beginning of World War II, Green left the D'Oyly"
"for his role as Dave 'the barman' Harris, owner of the Winchester Club in 10 series of ITV drama ""Minder"". He appeared in numerous TV shows including ""Callan"", ""The Professionals"", ""Public Eye"", ""Spindoe"", ""Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em"", ""Dixon of Dock Green"", ""Man About the House"", ""Softly, Softly"" and ""The Saint"". He was also a regular in two series of the ITV legal drama ""The Main Chance"" (1972, 1975). His most notable film appearances were in ""Robbery"", ""Zulu"" and ""Get Carter"". He played a number of sinister characters, particularly Mr Dix, the schoolteacher in the early 70s sitcom ""Please Sir!"""
"roles in the UK for two decades. He was a juvenile lead in ""Rain Before Seven"", ""Barnett's Folly"" and ""Nitro"", before moving into slightly larger parts in such as ""A Town Like Alice"", ""Robbery Under Arms"", and ""Danger Within"". His television credits in Britain includes: ""Compact"", ""Man in a Suitcase"", ""The Troubleshooters"", ""Dixon of Dock Green"", and a recurring role on the long-running UK soap opera ""Crossroads"". Returning to Australia in the 1970s, he performed in a variety of cinema and television roles. He is best known for his career in Australian film and television series, including film roles in"
"as Thomas More and Robert Shaw as Henry VIII. Eric Mason Eric Mason (Born 12 February 1927, USA - Died 7 June 2010, Sussex, England aged 83) was a British actor. His television credits include: ""Z-Cars"", ""Dixon of Dock Green"", ""Doctor Who"", ""Bergerac"", ""Sea of Souls"", ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"", ""Minder"" in episode ""Come in T-64, Your Time Is Ticking Away"" and ""The Bill"". He had a notable role in ""Hot Fuzz"". He played the husband of Billie Whitelaw's character, and was involved in the film's climax, where he fought Simon Pegg. He also played the masked executioner in the 1966"
"War in favour of opening a second front in order to help the Red Army which was bearing the brunt of the Nazi onslaught. His passion for drama first manifested in plays he wrote for the Unity Theatre, based in a former chapel near St Pancras, during the war. He was best known for writing the television series ""Dixon of Dock Green"", based on the stories of Gordon Snashall, a local Chislehurst policeman with whom he was great friends; the series ran for more than twenty years. He also wrote nine films. He was Chairman of the Writers' Guild of"